Manahawkin Bay at Ship Bottom (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 7.34 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft23 crests since 2005

The Manahawkin Bay at Ship Bottom (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 23 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2026. The highest, 7.34 ft on October 29, 2012, was major flooding, 4.34 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.34 ft; October 29, 2012
Flood stage: 3.0 ft; Major flooding from 5.0 ft
Crests at major: 2; 49th of 125 gauges in New Jersey
Most recent flood crest: September 26, 2026; 5.30 ft, major flooding
Location: Ocean County; New Jersey
Identifiers: NWS SBTN4; USGS 01409146

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Manahawkin Bay at Ship Bottom (IN MLLW)

Flood stage (minor)	3.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	4.0	21	Oct 30, 2025	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	5.0	2	Sep 26, 2026	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

23 crests from 2005 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Manahawkin Bay at Ship Bottom (IN MLLW)

1	Oct 29, 2012	7.34	+4.34	Major	—
2	Sep 26, 2026	5.30	+2.30	Major	—
3	Oct 13, 2025	4.82	+1.82	Moderate	—
4	Feb 2, 2021	4.70	+1.70	Moderate	—
5	Jan 23, 2016	4.60	+1.60	Moderate	—
6	Oct 11, 2019	4.58	+1.58	Moderate	—
7	Oct 25, 2005	4.46	+1.46	Moderate	—
8	Aug 21, 2025	4.38	+1.38	Moderate	—
9	Oct 27, 2018	4.36	+1.36	Moderate	—
10	Mar 7, 2018	4.34	+1.34	Moderate	—
11	Oct 18, 2009	4.27	+1.27	Moderate	—
12	Mar 7, 2013	4.24	+1.24	Moderate	—
13	Nov 14, 2009	4.23	+1.23	Moderate	—
14	Jan 10, 2024	4.21	+1.21	Moderate	—
15	Feb 9, 2016	4.19	+1.19	Moderate	—
16	Dec 18, 2023	4.19	+1.19	Moderate	—
17	Apr 4, 2024	4.18	+1.18	Moderate	—
18	Dec 9, 2014	4.14	+1.14	Moderate	—
19	Oct 3, 2022	4.14	+1.14	Moderate	—
20	Dec 16, 2022	4.10	+1.10	Moderate	—
21	Oct 30, 2020	4.04	+1.04	Moderate	—
22	Oct 30, 2025	4.02	+1.02	Moderate	—
23	Oct 28, 2021	4.00	+1.00	Moderate	—

Other gauges in Ocean County

Flood gauges in Ocean County

Barnegat Bay at Barnegat Light (IN MLLW)	3.5	6.39 ft, Oct 29, 2012	2
Barnegat Bay at Mantoloking (IN MLLW)	1.7	7.21 ft, Oct 30, 2012	5
Barnegat Bay at Waretown (IN MLLW)	2.1	4.54 ft, Sep 27, 2026	1
Barnegat Bay near Bayshore (IN MLLW)	2.0	6.82 ft, Oct 30, 2012	2
Tuckerton (IN MLLW)	4.4	10.13 ft, Oct 29, 2012	5
Lakewood	8.0	11.40 ft, Aug 28, 2011	2
Toms River	12.0	13.62 ft, Aug 29, 2011	0
Stafford Forge	13.0	13.08 ft, Nov 24, 2009	0

Ocean County: every hazard · River floods across the country · New Jersey

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SBTN4, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.